Spring/Summer Trends: Gentle Pastels and Vivid Shades

Posted by Sean Conklin | 03/01/2011

Renew your look this Spring and Summer with gentle pastels and vivid shades. Subtle creams, pinks, silvers and warm browns create

MUD Attends the First Annual Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Volunteer Conference

Posted by Sean Conklin | 02/15/2011

Make-Up Designory joined the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles’s (GSGLA) first ever Volunteer Conference on Saturday, February 12, 2011. This

A Natural Smoky Eye Look for Daytime

Posted by Sean Conklin | 01/25/2011

I’ve been asked many times, “Can a smoky eye look work for daytime?” My response to that question is ABSOLUTELY! Anyone

MUD Launches New Kit Page and Holiday Kits!

Posted by Make-Up Designory | 11/24/2010

Make-Up Designory’s kits are a great way to keep up on seasonal make-up trends and get a set of products hand-selected

Make-up for African American Skin: How to Eliminate Unwanted Dark Areas for an Even Appearance

Posted by Reiva Cruze | 09/07/2010

Even for women with beautiful skin, discolored areas can cause the skin tone to look uneven when applying make-up. One of

Back to School Make-up: from the Basics to Special Occasions

Posted by Sean Conklin | 08/10/2010

In our free monthly workshop at our LA and NY stores last weekend, we learned tricks and techniques to create

How to Create a Fast and Simple Classic Valentine’s Day ‘Leading Lady’ Make-up Look

Posted by John Bailey | 02/09/2010

At MUD, we recognize that the everyday woman is busy and does not necessarily have the time to spend hours creating

Make-up on the Go: Create a Natural Beauty Look with One Palette (Asian Skin, Part 3)

Posted by Pamela Hackeman | 02/01/2010

In Part 1 of this series, I introduced my favorite MUD Palette for travel or on the set. This personalized

Natural Beauty Make-Up Basics Part 1: How to Prepare the Face for Make-Up

Posted by Sean Conklin | 12/08/2009

Natural beauty make-up is one of the most commonly requested looks we get as professional make-up artists. In this five-part series,

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